（一）說明文

All (1)_______ things must fight to stay alive. They have to feed on something and at the same time avoid being (2)_______. Therefore they have to solve this big problem of staying alive in their own way. The danger of being eaten in the sea is great. Those plants and animals that do survive usually (3)_______ very fast and in great numbers.

(4)_______ sea animals have defensive devices which help them to survive. The jelly fish have (5)_______ tentacles（觸角）which are used for attack and defense. Another method of (6)_______ which sea plants and animals use is disguise. They usually have the same (7)_______ as their surroundings.

In order to stay alive, animals need to have good senses. Fishes have sharp eyes. Almost all animals are sensitive to (8)_______. Fishes judge movements in the water by (9)_______ of their lines. Fishes and other sea animals can hear well and many of them can (10)_______ different types of warning sound.

1. A. living B. alive C. lively D. live

2. A. taken B. gotten C. haven D. eaten

3. A. produce B. reproduce C. run D. swim

4. A. Any B. Every C. Certain D. Each

5. A. beautiful B. short C. poisonous D. long

6. A. swimming B. survival C. flight D. growth

7. A. color B. body C. width D. length

8. A. run away B. flee C. touch D. move

9. A. way B. means C. method D. approach

10. A. make B. do C. build D. produce

【解題導(dǎo)語】

本文是說明文，主要講述了生物在特定的環(huán)境中如何學(xué)會(huì)去保護(hù)自己不受侵害。

【新詞鏈接】

avoid doing sth. 避免做某事

by means of 用……的方法

make sound / noise 弄出聲音

【試題解析】

1. A 根據(jù)四個(gè)單詞的區(qū)別，“生物”應(yīng)為living things。

2. D 固定搭配：avoid doing sth.意為“避免做某事”。

3. B 根據(jù)上下文意思，此處指動(dòng)植物“再生”。

4. C 由謂語動(dòng)詞形式可知，certain指“某些”。

5. C 根據(jù)下文得知此處指“有毒的”觸角。

6. B 指海底動(dòng)植物生存的另一種方法。

7. A 這些動(dòng)物有與周圍環(huán)境相同的顏色，即保護(hù)色。

8. C 所有動(dòng)物對觸摸很敏感。

9. B 固定搭配，by means of 意為“用……的方法”。

10. A 固定搭配，make sound / noise意為“弄出聲音”。

（二）夾敘夾議

Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy swimming very much. Last summer I went to the (1)_______ every day. I plan to go there this summer too, but I may not be able to. I have a new(2)_______, sometimes I have to work until (3)_______ at night. Although I now work more hours than I used to, yet I do receive a larger salary. I didn't receive much pay on my (4)_______ job. I like my new job, but had I know that it would take up so much of my free time, I would not have taken. I prefer (5)_______ to making more money.

I have heard that riding a bike is good exercise. Maybe I will be able to (6)_______ enough money to buy a bike. My neighbor, Ms Wilson, has a bicycle that I could (7)_______, but I would rather own my own bike. If I used hers, I would worry about destroying it. Since I make more money now, I think that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is really a good idea, because while I'm riding to and from, I will be getting (8)_______ at the same time. It is easier to get to the seaside on a bike, too. I might be able to go swimming every day after all. This new job is great! I'm very (9)_______. This will be a summer full of (10)_______.

1. A. playground B. shore C. seaside D. sea

2. A. office B. job C. love D. interest

3. A. far B. deep C. late D. lately

4. A. favorite B. new C. past D. old

5. A. swimming B. riding C. playing D. working

6. A. save B. keep C. take D. cost

7. A. ride B. renew C. lend D. borrow

8. A. enjoyment B. rest C. exercise D. money

9. A. moved B. excited C. interested D. disappointed

10. A. exercise B. pleasure C. interest D. imagination

【解題導(dǎo)語】

本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，主要講述了鍛煉的重要性，作者同時(shí)做到了工作和鍛煉兩不誤。

【新詞鏈接】

take up 占據(jù)（時(shí)間、空間）

prefer… to… 喜歡……勝過……；寧愿……而不愿……

would rather do sth. 寧愿去做某事

afford to do sth. 有能力去做某事

【試題解析】

1. C 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第4句話可知。

2. B 由下文的 I like my new job 可知。

3. C 根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是我工作到深夜。

4. D 和new 相對比。

5. A 根據(jù)上下文可知，作者喜歡游泳。

6. A 作者要“節(jié)約”錢去買自行車。

7. D 根據(jù)句意可知我可以向鄰居Ms Wilson “借”自行車。

8. C 在騎自行車中得到“鍛煉”。

9. B 由上文可知。

10. A 由文章首句：getting plenty of exercise is very important可以知道。

（三）議論文

Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all—because the (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.

Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, I never (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendshipaway. Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without (10)______ it.

1. A. gift B. present C. company D. friendship

2. A. hanging around B. learning from

C. communicating with D. joining in

3. A. prejudice B. point C. suggestion D. situation

4. A. giving B. coming C. heading D. facing

5. A. ignore B. upset C. blame D. leave

6. A. crazy B. dangerous C. boring D. important

7. A. action B. lessons C. words D. thoughts

8. A. force B. threaten C. persuade D. cheat

9. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmates D. brothers

10. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing

【解題導(dǎo)語】

本文是議論文，主要講述了友誼的相關(guān)內(nèi)容，友誼是無條件的，不帶偏見的，彼此相互尊重，并且喜歡和對方在一起，這就是友誼。

【新詞鏈接】

base on 在……的基礎(chǔ)上

provided sb. with sth. 給某人提供某物

be concerned about 關(guān)心

hang around 閑蕩

【試題解析】

1. C 由首句可知，只要我們在一起(company) 就已經(jīng)足夠了

2. A 由上下文可知，大家只是享受那份閑來蕩去(hang around)的愜意。

3. B 由其后作定語的不定式短語可知。

4. C 因direction 后是定語從句，所以要填表示“朝著某個(gè)方向行進(jìn)”的heading。

5. D 從下文可看出，不管朋友有什么樣的表現(xiàn)，我都不會(huì)和他們絕交(leave them)。

6. B 由前文的“提醒(advise)”和后文“三思而后行”可知，有些活動(dòng)是“危險(xiǎn)”的。

7. A 指上文列舉的“吸大麻”、“逃學(xué)”、“交街上小混混做男友”等之類的不良“行為”。

8. B 由語境可知，是用絕交來“威脅”他們。

9. A 指任何人都有可能有不良行為的“朋友”。

10. C 由前句可知本句意為每個(gè)人都有這類朋友，只是沒“意識(shí)到”而已。